Monkton Town Meeting Day 2026 Results

MONKTON — Over 100 Monkton residents filed into Monkton Central School for their town’s annual meeting this past Saturday. At that meeting, voters fielded an amended general fund expenditures request of $1,007,324.89, an increase of 14.75% over the current year, with around $867,531 to be raised in taxes. The amended ask passed by voice vote. Voters also approved: An amended highway fund spending request of $1,384,787.56, with $993,287.56 to be raised by taxes. That’s a 7.6% decrease from what was on the wa … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury residents at their March 2 annual meeting approved, by voice vote, a proposed fiscal year 2027 budget of $15,998,045 — a roughly 9.9% increase — and then, on March 3, decided a contested race for two spots in the town selectboard. … (read more)

LINCOLN — Lincoln voters saw some changes to their annual town and school district meetings this year. Those gatherings were held at Burnham Hall this past Saturday, with the Lincoln School District holding its annual meeting during a recess of the town g … (read more)

In Tuesday voting, Leicester residents approved the town budget 132-35. The $830,200 spending plan represents an increase of just less than $5,000, or 1%, from the current fiscal year.

HANCOCK — “Nothing too crazy,” was how town clerk Wendy Stender described Hancock’s Tuesday morning town meeting. The budget passed with only a slight change, there were no contests for elective office and the 30 or so people at the gathering got an updat … (read more)

GRANVILLE — Residents of Granville at their Tuesday evening town meeting pretty quickly OK’d their town spending plan — a $478,648 bottom line, which represented a hike of $58,128, or 13.8%, over last year — but spent an hour talking about the future of t … (read more)

GOSHEN — Residents of Goshen OK’d an official municipal budget, put off a decision on a big loan from municipal account and got a new selectboard member this week. Incumbent selectboard member Timmi Moffi did not run for re-election. There were no candida … (read more)

CORNWALL — Cornwall residents at their town meeting elected Barbara Greenwood in a contested race for the selectboard and passed every item on their warning with little debate. Greenwood bested Shawn Fetterolf, 116-87, in the race for a two-year term on t … (read more)

BRISTOL — Bristol voters on Town Meeting Day agreed to establish a local option tax in their community, approving the proposal by Australian ballot, 418-200. Town officials have noted that proceeds raised through the 1% levy on sales, meals, rooms and alc … (read more)

Bridport residents at their town meeting this week endorsed all the items on its town meeting agenda, including the purchase — for up to $140,000 — of a new backhoe and associated equipment, using fund balance from the community’s Department of Public Wor … (read more)

BRANDON — Residents in Brandon gathered at the Town Hall, Monday, March 2, for an informational meeting, then the next day voted by Australian ballot for all of the items listed in the warning. Voters approved the town budget, by more than a 2-1 margin, 5 … (read more)

ADDISON — On Town Meeting Day, Addison voters passed on two newcomers for an open two-year selectboard seat, and re-elected incumbent Roger Waterman. Waterman earned 194 votes, while his opponents, Michael Hollis and Mason West, collected 147 and 22, resp … (read more)

John Montgomery would have liked to take on another term, but was recently deployed to train foreign soldiers overseas.

Researchers commissioned by the Vermont Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs describe ‘crying, screaming or throwing items in the office” of Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos.

From school budgets to selectboard seats, here’s what Addison County residents will be voting on this March.